As the Allocation Analyst, you will contribute to Laura's success by managing and allocating the merchandise to stores for a division/category. Using the merchandising system and various software technologies, the Allocation Analyst will ensure optimum inventory levels in stores to maximize sales and margins.

How will you support the team?

• Determine the ideal merchandise profile in order to meet the financial objectives of the company.
• Review and analyze weekly store performance/inventory levels; and actions on finding in order to maximize opportunities.
• Develop analysis tools in partnership with other departments to ensure store needs are fulfilled and all processes are efficient.
• Allocate new arrivals based on the assortment plans, sales trends and store needs.
• Review styles performance on a weekly basis and reacts as needed.
• Replenish sold goods through our replenishment and inventory balancing systems.
• Review transfer opportunities for in season products and executes accordingly in a timely and cost-efficient manner taking into consideration store capacity and sale needs.
• Collaborate with Planning and Buying for repeat order quantities and size runs based on styles and store performance.
• Collaborate regularly with buying to review assortment strategies for upcoming collections.
• Attend monthly meetings with Allocation Manager to review current and upcoming strategies that evolve as the business needs shift.

The people who thrive with us have:

• A Bachelor Degree in Business Administration / Commerce or other related specialty is an asset.
• Experience in retail, an asset.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong prioritization skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in English and French (written and spoken to efficiently communicate with internal and external partners)

Don't miss this opportunity to join an exceptional team!

Laura Canada is a family-owned retailer housing two iconic women's fashion apparel brands, Laura and Melanie Lyne. Based in Laval, Quebec, we design, produce, market and sell our fashion collections across Canada. We proudly employ over 2,000 dedicated team members and operate more than 140 retail store locations as well as operating laura.ca and melanielyne.com. We attribute our success to the unwavering commitment of our teams to delivering outstanding customer experiences while embodying our shared values of integrity, respect, teamwork, performance, and passion. We believe that delivering an outstanding customer experience is driven by our commitment to an outstanding employee experience.

Join our team to achieve your full career potential! We are proactive, outside the box thinkers and doers who stop at nothing to make the iconic Laura and Melanie Lyne brands shine! Privately owned and based in Laval, Quebec, with a strong vision for innovation and optimizing the employee and client experiences, we continue to help generations of Canadian women to look and feel their best.